Assessment of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Liver Diseases Unique to Pregnancy at a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 2
Clinical manifestations of liver disease specific to pregnancy.
PE/E with liver dysfunction (%)
HELLP syndrome (%)
AFLP (%)
HG with liver dysfunction (%)
Nausea and vomiting
4 (9.3%)
9 (25.7%)
7 (100%)
9 (100%)
Headache
17 (39.5%)
13 (37.1%)
1 (14.3%)
—
Abdominal pain
10 (23.3%)
24 (68.6%)
7 (100%)
3 (33.3%)
Oliguria
2 (4.7%)
5 (14.3%)
4 (57.1%)
—
Edema
16 (37.2%)
10 (28.6%)
4 (57.1%)
—
Encephalopathy
2 (4.7%)
12 (34.3%)
4 (57.1%)
—
Ascites
—
8 (22.9%)
5 (71.4%)
—
Jaundice
—
11 (31.4%)
6 (85.7%)
—
Convulsion
6 (14%)
16 (45.7%)
1 (14.3%)
—
Proteinuria
38 (88.4%)
29(82.9%)
3 (42.9%)
—
PE/E: preeclampsia/eclampsia; HELLP: hemolysis elevated liver enzyme and low platelet; AFLP: acute fatty liver of pregnancy; HG: hyperemesis gravidarum.